Improvement in buckles



JOHN H. MORRIS.

Improvement in Buckles. N0, 114,461, Patented May 2,187l.

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Letters Patent No. 114,461, dated May 2, 1871.

IMPRQVENIENT IN ABUCKLES.

The Schedule refen'ed to in these Letters Patent and lmaking part-o the same.

To .all whom it may concu/rn Be it known that I, J OHN H. MORRIS, of Paxton, in the county ofFord, State of Illinois, have invented certain Improvements in Harness-Buckles; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof,.referenee being had to the annexed drawing making part of this specification, in which- A Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved buckle and` a portion of a tug or strap of leather as they appear when united.

Figure 2 is a transverse section ou line a: a: of fig. 1, showing the construction of the buckle and the arrangement of the tug vor strap with reference to it.

Corresponding letters refer to corresponding parts in both figures.

This invention, relating' to buckles, consists in constructing the tongue with a lip or shoulder near its base to bear upon the strap and prevent its rapid wear at the points where it is perforated for the passagcof the tongue through it.

A A in the drawing refer to the side bars of the frame of the buckle, which are of the curved form shown in fig. 2, in order that the cross-bar to which the tongue is hinged or pivoted may be made in a different horizontal or vertical plane, amording to the position of the buckle, from that of the bar A2, upon which the outer end of the tongue rests, in order that the strain upon the tug or strap may tend to prevent it from being removed from such tongue, and, at the same time, cause the strain to be distributed between the end bar Al of the buckle and the bar A2, upon which the outer end of `the tongue rests; v

The rear end bar A, which unites the side bars A A at the `rear end, is providedwith a pad, as shown, in order that an increased amount of surface may be presented to the tug or strap where it is forced into contact with said bar, and thus prevent its being unduly worn at that point.

The cross-bar A'z extends from one side of the frame to the other, and is securely fixed to or in each, it being arranged with reference to the bar which carries the tongue, as above described.

The bar A3, which serves as a means for attaching the drawfstrap to the buckle, is arranged in front of the bar A, as shown in iig, 2, and is secured to the side bars of the buckle, as above described.

'it prevents the' wearing away A4 refers to thetongue of the buckle, its form being clearly shown in fig. 2, where it will be seen that it is provided with a shoulder or shoulders, against which the tug bears as' the labor`of drawing the vehicle is thrown upon it.-

This shoulder is regarded as of great advantage, as

of the leather at the the tongue passes through such tug or strap. This tongue is 'made tapering from the shoulder above alluded to to its point, to prevent it from sticking in the hole formed for its reception in the tug or strap, and to facilitate its removal therefrom.

B refers to a strap of leather which passes from the buckle to' the collar, or to. any other part of the harness, it being attached to said buckle by being passed around the cross-bar A3 and having its parts stitched to each other. Y

This strap'is provided with a loop, B', as shown in f. 2.

g:C refers to a strap which represents a tug of a harness, it being provided with holes through which the tongue of the buckle passes, as shown in fig. 2.

When it is desirable to change the length of this tug it is drawn forward. oli` from the tonguel of the buckle and the tongue is inserted into another hole; and the same operation is performed when it becomes necessary to lengthen it.

In consequence of the peculiar construction of this buckle the shortening and lengthening of the tug may point where at any time be performed without removing the outer or forward end of said' tug from the loop on strap B, it being only necessary to curve outward the tug between the point where the vtongue passes 'through it and the loop and then draw said tug forward, when it will be drawn from the buckle-tongue.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The shouldered tongue-A4 of abuckle, constructed substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

ln, testimony whereof I have'signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN H. MORRIS.

Witnesses:`

WM. H. H. Woons, WILLIAM Inns. 

